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A926 traffic and collisions
The A926 is an A-road of 20.7 miles, from Perth & Kinross to Angus. This page covers its traffic at 10 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 25m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 3,360 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 11,562 B9128 Brechin Road to A929
- HGV share 5.0% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.1% same count points
How busy is the A926?
On an average day in 2025, 3,360 vehicles passed each point on the A926, counting both directions. The busiest section is B9128 Brechin Road to A929 (Angus), with 11,562 a day; the quietest listed is B954 to B955 Slade Road, with 1,214.
Busiest sections, 2025
B9128 Brechin Road to A929 carries 3.4 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B9128 Brechin Road to A929 Angus · 0.9 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 11,562 |
| A90 to B9128 Brechin Road Angus · 1.5 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 6,119 |
| A928 to A90 Angus · 3.7 mi · HGVs 5.9% | 4,397 |
| A93 to B952 Airlie Street Perth & Kinross · 4.5 mi · HGVs 3.4% | 3,883 |
| B954 to B955 Slade Road Perth & Kinross, Angus · 8.7 mi · HGVs 11.1% | 1,214 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Perth & Kinross to Angus · 20.7 miles
A926 traffic and collisions by section
8 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.4 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A93 to B952 Airlie StreetPerth & Kinross | 3,883 | – |
| 2 | B952 Airlie Street to B952/B594Perth & Kinross | 2,162 | – |
| 3 | B954 to B955 Slade RoadPerth & Kinross, Angus | 1,214 | – |
| 4 | B955 to A928Angus | 4,790 | – |
| 5 | A928 to A90Angus | 4,397 | – |
| 6 | A90 to B9128 Brechin RoadAngus | 6,119 | – |
| 7 | B9128 Brechin Road to A929Angus | 11,562 | – |
| 8 | A929 to A932Angus | 6,735 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A926 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A926 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 72.9% of the vehicle miles on the A926. HGVs account for 5.0%, rising to 11.1% on B954 to B955 Slade Road.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.1% |
| 2025 | 5.0% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A926 traffic trend
Traffic on the A926 came to 25.4 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 0.5% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 26.1% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 20m |
| 2001 | 21m |
| 2002 | 21m |
| 2003 | 24m |
| 2004 | 24m |
| 2005 | 23m |
| 2006 | 24m |
| 2007 | 25m |
| 2008 | 25m |
| 2009 | 25m |
| 2010 | 24m |
| 2011 | 25m |
| 2012 | 25m |
| 2013 | 24m |
| 2014 | 25m |
| 2015 | 26m |
| 2016 | 26m |
| 2017 | 26m |
| 2018 | 26m |
| 2019 | 27m |
| 2020 | 20m |
| 2021 | 23m |
| 2022 | 24m |
| 2023 | 25m |
| 2024 | 25m |
| 2025 | 25m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,664 |
| 2001 | 2,707 |
| 2002 | 2,713 |
| 2003 | 3,135 |
| 2004 | 3,164 |
| 2005 | 3,100 |
| 2006 | 3,179 |
| 2007 | 3,244 |
| 2008 | 3,238 |
| 2009 | 3,285 |
| 2010 | 3,223 |
| 2011 | 3,359 |
| 2012 | 3,319 |
| 2013 | 3,212 |
| 2014 | 3,289 |
| 2015 | 3,376 |
| 2016 | 3,458 |
| 2017 | 3,485 |
| 2018 | 3,493 |
| 2019 | 3,504 |
| 2020 | 2,684 |
| 2021 | 2,990 |
| 2022 | 3,221 |
| 2023 | 3,284 |
| 2024 | 3,326 |
| 2025 | 3,360 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 0 of the 10 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A926 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A926 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 10 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
Up 66.7% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A926 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A926
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Perth & Kinross
- Angus
Roadworks on the A926 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 3 sets of roadworks on the A926 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. 1 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A926 From The Craigton Of Airlie East Village Gateway Signs To The Access To Gardens House, Littleton Of Airlie
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A926 From Access Via Little Acre To Kirkhowe Of Ruthven To The Zc23 Crossroads
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A926 From Access To Gardens House To Junction With Zu380, Drumleys
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 10 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 17 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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